virtual metals research and consulting tom butler jessica cross gary mead andrew sullivan matthew turner tel 44 20 7487 3600 email info virtualmetals co uk fortis monthly may 2006 gold silver platinum palladium aluminium copper nickel lead & zinc tin plastics merchant banking bank 1 contents strategic view 3 analysis 5 focus 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 indices prices 21 disclaimer copyright 23 about 24 commodities contact list 25 is an exclusive precious base joint venture between sa nv introduction april s tune was that of tumbling price records for several with solid supply demand prospects explaining some the meteoric rises a correction possibly only temporary now looking increasingly overdue bulls have upper hand as forecasts get wilder successful launch new etf good first few days